MilkyTracker

Description

MilkyTracker is an open source, multi-platform music software for creating .MOD and .XM module files. It attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS software Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved Amiga ProTracker 2/3 compatibility.It attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS tracker Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved Amiga ProTracker 2.x/3.x compatibility.MilkyTracker is not "another Windows tracker" which should already be obvious by the plethora of supported desktop and portable platforms. In fact it started as a project to bring tracking to the Pocket PC.When this milestone was reached, the next one was creating a truly FT2 compatible tracker for portable as well as modern desktop platforms.MilkyTracker Features:1. Fasttracker II like, custom graphical user interface with context menus2. Supported on multiple platforms including portable devices3. Very accurate .XM replay compared to FT24. ProTracker 2/3 playback modes for playing and editing .MOD files5. Various resampler options including emulated Amiga 500/1200 sound output6. Choose between a modern and a true-to-FT2 editing scheme / keyboard layout7. Tabbed user interface for opening and playing up to 32 modules simultaneously and for exchanging data between them8. Over 30 imported module formats9. Basic archive support for loading zipped, powerpacked and UMX modules directly10. Rendering songs/patterns to disk (.WAV) or directly to sample11. Powerful sample editor featuring waveform generators12. In-depth instrument editor featuring envelope zooming and scaling and support for copying and swapping instruments and samples across tabs13. Low latency audio driver support14. MIDI In support15. Module optimizer16. Internal file browser option17. Various font sizes for improved visibility of pattern data18. Prospective pattern view option19. Playing and editing simultaneously20. Live mode for seamless pattern changesA couple of facts:1. MilkyTracker is not based on any common module replay. Its core MilkyPlay has been in development since the mid-90s, originally as a Digitrakker .MDL player.2. MilkyTracker development started a decade later for the Pocket PC and it still fully operates on rather humble PDAs.3. MilkyTracker is and will stay a 2nd generation tracker. There are already several good 3rd generation trackers out there.